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Using Salesforce’s Sandbox
Updated 31 October 2026
A sandbox is a copy of your Salesforce production org, used to build, test and train without affecting live data. We recommend installing and testing Aedon.Accounting changes in a sandbox before your production org.
Sandbox types
| Type | What it copies | Can be refreshed every | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Configuration only, with a small amount of storage | 1 day | Building and testing changes |
| Developer Pro | Configuration only, with more storage | 1 day | Building and testing with more test data |
| Partial Copy | Configuration and a sample of your data, chosen with a sandbox template | 5 days | Testing with realistic data, training |
| Full | Configuration and all your data | 29 days | Full testing, user acceptance testing and training |
Which types you can create, and how many, depends on your Salesforce edition and licences. In Setup, enter Sandboxes in the Quick Find box to see your licences(1) and create a sandbox(2).
Sandbox templates
A sandbox template lists the objects to copy into a Partial Copy or Full sandbox. For Aedon.Accounting, include the Aedon master data, such as companies, financial years, periods, nominal codes, tax codes and currencies, as well as the transactions you want to test with.
Salesforce help
For the details, see Salesforce’s own help:
